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Echinorhynchus

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Echinorhynchus
Echinorhynchus baeri
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Echinorhynchus

Zoega in Müller, 1776
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Echinorhynchus is a genus of acanthocephalan parasitic worms. They parasitize a wide variety of fishes from both marine and fresh waters. The intermediate host is usually a crustacean.

References

  1. ^ Amin, Omar M.; Heckmann, Richard A.; Evans, R. Paul; Tepe, Yahya (2016). "A description of Echinorhynchus baeri Kostylew, 1928 (Acanthocephala: Echinorhynchidae) from Salmo trutta in Turkey, with notes on synonymy, geographical origins, geological history, molecular profile, and X-ray microanalysis". Parasite. 23: 56. doi:10.1051/parasite/2016067. ISSN 1776-1042. PMC 5178380. PMID 27991414. Open access icon